Lester Prairie News

Milton Black, 82, of Gibbon, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.

Dave Klitzke and John Rosell spent a combined 64 years teaching in Lester Prairie before retiring in June.

The Lester Prairie Ambassador Program is on hold for another year, according to program coordinator Lisa Leaf.

McLeod County's plan for reconstruction of CSAH 23 east of Lester Prairie was met with harsh opposition during an open house Wednesday evening at the Lester Prairie City Hall.

WRIGHT, McLEOD, CARVER, MN - Senior citizens have a number of opportunities in the area to get together with other seniors through clubs and dining sites.

A Lester Prairie resident died in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Lester Prairie, according to the Lester Prairie Police Department.

High marks were given to Lester Prairie's sophomores and juniors on their recent MCA II state test scores; coming in above the state average in both reading and math.

Lester Prairie sixth grade teacher David Klitzke loved school when he was a child growing up in Hutchinson, and he has spent his 35-year career in Lester Prairie trying to make school fun for his students.

Good teachers find ways to make connections with their students, and based upon the comments of his former students, Lester Prairie science teacher John Rosell has found plenty of ways - some of them a bit unconventional - to do just that.

Lester Prairie residents will have a chance to search for a medallion for a grand prize worth $250 in dairy products as part of a medallion hunt to celebrate Dairy Days.

Holy Trinity Knights of Columbus Council 8253 were recently recognized by the KC's Supreme Council for their 25 years of service to the community.

Weather and scheduling permitting, seal coating of Lester Prairie city streets will begin Wednesday, June 3 and continue through Friday, June 5. There will be no parking on the affected streets during this period.

Q Our small but heavily used bathroom at work is lit by four fluorescent lights, each of the tubes being 48 inches long.

The mock accident in Lester Prairie Thursday was fake, but the reactions to a two-vehicle crash involving high school peers were visibly real.

Financial loss is only part of the equation when it comes to house fires. The emotional and personal loss can often be even more difficult to overcome, according to some local people who've experienced the tragedy first-hand. "[A fire] is a devastating thing to have happen to you," said Carol Ann Artmann of Winsted, whose house burned down in 2007.

When Lester Prairie residents Bruce and Kathy Young added an exotic new pet to their collection, they named him Little Guy because he was so small.

Although many fires are preventable, local fire chiefs and firefighters warn that it only takes one mistake to create a flame with the potential to devastate a home.

When we turn on a tap, we expect the water to flow, but we may not give much thought to how that happens.

The Hutchinson Police Department, which lost to gunfire one of its officers in the line of duty nearly 20 years ago, is hosting this year's ecumenical service honoring fallen members of law enforcement in Minnesota.

The weather is nice, the grass is starting to turn green, and the area golf courses are all open.